BTBA Adult Tour 2018 Stop 1 Lancashire Open – Lee Cocker and Kirstie Western win

BTBA tour stop 3 was the Lancashire Open at Wigan bowl organised by the Local Association. Last year this event only attracted 33 entrants. This year thanks to increased sponsorship from B&P Fabrications we were able to lower the entry fee and the tournament was FULL long before the closing the date, there was also a waiting list of 11 people !

A good contingent of locals to supported the event and these we joined from bowlers from as far away as Norwich, Sussex and Devon.

The first round was 6 games, and though the lanes we quite dry the scoring pace was good. Lee Cocker shooting 770 for the first 3 games and eventually finished the block in the lead with 1437 a 239 average, in 2^nd place was Pete Stevenson on 1352 with Gavin Greaves on 1351 in 3^rd. The cut to the top 8 who would go through to round two was Jonny Whitaker on 1328 and 221 average.

There was also a handicap section and leading that after round 1 was Jamie Goswell with Kirstie Western in 2^nd and the cut to the top 8 coming in at James Denvil on 1349 who just knocked out Jenny Turnbull on high last game rule.

The 2^nd round was 3 games with the top 4 in each the scratch and handicap section going through to a step ladder final.

In the scratch section Lee Cocker shot 707, Peter Stevenson a 711 and Rob Thurlby a 700 and they made up the top 3 with Gareth Greaves taking the last place in the step ladder final after shooting a 636

In the handicap section Jamie Gosswell a 601, Kirstie Western a 589 and Trevor Green a 581 were the top 3 and they were joined by Gary Christopher who shot a fine 657 set.

Game 1 in the step ladder final.

In the scratch section Gavin Greaves came through a close match against Thurlby 429 against Thurlby’s 423 and the first match in the handicap step ladder was even closer with 2 pins separating the bowlers. Trevor green shooting a 438, but Gary Christopher advancing with a 440

Game 2

In the scratch Pete Stevenson opened up a big lead after game 1 and Gavin couldn’t close the gap and lost 474 vs 425. In the handicap section there wasn’t much difference between the bowlers, but Kirstie Western continued her great form and advanced to the final.

Title Matches.

In the scratch section Lee Cocker came thundering out with a 277, but Pete wasn’t totally out of it after shooting a 236 himself. But in the 2^nd game Pete couldn’t get the strikes he needed and though Cocker only shot a 212 he still came out a comfortably winner.

Kirstie Western had this one wrapped up after game 1 after shooting a 234 to Jamie Goswell’s 164 and she eventually won the title 490 vs 421

Well done to our winners Lee Cocker who lead from round 1 and to Kirstie Western on some great bowling.

We also had a bit of fun with a side competition where you could win a Radical Cyclops bowling ball donated by tour partner Bowling Vision. We played a closest to the pin competition. All bowlers guessed what the highest scratch qualifying score would be, but if you guessed too high you would bust and be out. Every bowler had one free guess and you could buy extra guesses for £1 with the money split between the prize fund and the local association. The highest score was 1437 and winning the bowling was none other than the leg-end Basher “mystic meg” Bonfield was guessed closest with 1433

Thanks to Wigan AMF bowl its staff and mechanics who made the tour feel very welcomed. And to Nat Leigh and the Lancashire committee for all their hard work running event.

Next tournament on the BTBA tour is the Airport Doubles on the 19^th and 20^th May – you can enter online via this link    http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/2S50G0sd2ly7bBW8

Scratch Stepladder

	First Name	Surname	Game 1	Game 2	Total	Scratch Overall	Scratch Avg
4 plays 3	Rob	Thurlby	209	214	423	423	211.50
	Gavin	Greaves	236	193	429	429	214.50
Winner plays 2	Pete	Stevenson	238	236	474	474	237.00
	Gavin	Greaves	192	233	425	425	212.50
Winner plays 1	Pete	Stevenson	236	209	445	445	222.50
	Lee	Cocker	277	214	491	491	245.50

HCP Stepladder

	First Name	Surname	Handicap	Game 1	Game 2	Total	Handicap Overall	Handicap Avg
4 plays 3	Trevor	Green	29	200	180	380	438	219
	Gary	Christopher	14	212	200	412	440	220
Winner plays 2	Kirstie	Western	30	202	210	412	472	236
	Gary	Christopher	14	211	191	402	430	215
Winner plays 1	Kirstie	Western	30	234	196	430	490	245
	Jamie	Goswell	34	162	191	353	421	210.5

Round 2 Scratch and HCP

First Name	Surname	Scratch Total from 1st 6	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total	Scratch Overall	Scratch Avg
Lee	Cocker	1437	258	224	225	707	2144	238.22
Pete	Stevenson	1352	224	245	242	711	2063	229.22
Rob	Thurlby	1330	238	238	224	700	2030	225.56
Gavin	Greaves	1351	268	200	168	636	1987	220.78
Jonathan	Whittaker	1328	149	224	220	593	1921	213.44
Craig	Ellis	1335	202	180	178	560	1895	210.56
Steven	Kay	1344	210	156	179	545	1889	209.89
Tom	Collins	1337	167	167	214	548	1885	209.44
First Name	Surname	Handicap Total from 1st 6	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total	Handicap Overall	Handicap Avg
Jamie	Goswell	1498	217	169	215	601	2201	244.56
Kirstie	Western	1420	201	189	199	589	2099	233.22
Trevor	Green	1419	166	206	209	581	2087	231.89
Gary	Christopher	1372	221	237	199	657	2071	230.11
Chris	West	1377	210	225	202	637	2068	229.78
Kieron	Patel	1379	213	165	245	623	2059	228.78
Harry	Meyers	1408	158	198	185	541	2021	224.56
James	Denvil	1349	201	139	197	537	1985	220.56

Round 1 HCP

First Name	Surname	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Total	Handicap Overall	Handicap Avg
Jamie	Goswell	237	167	235	639	256	185	214	655	1498	249.67
Lee	Cocker	259	265	236	760	274	187	216	677	1449	241.50
Jonathan	Whittaker	213	257	243	713	192	200	223	615	1436	239.33
Kirstie	Western	206	224	188	618	242	168	212	622	1420	236.67
Trevor	Green	233	234	205	672	203	146	224	573	1419	236.50
Harry	Meyers	266	218	197	681	257	172	154	583	1408	234.67
Craig	Ellis	204	218	268	690	186	214	245	645	1407	234.50
Kieron	Patel	211	253	201	665	187	200	213	600	1379	229.83
Chris	West	242	212	208	662	215	192	200	607	1377	229.50
Gary	Christopher	215	244	205	664	224	214	186	624	1372	228.67
Steven	Kay	158	278	205	641	243	225	235	703	1362	227.00
Tom	Collins	209	237	210	656	206	232	243	681	1361	226.83
Pete	Stevenson	259	223	238	720	159	262	211	632	1352	225.33
Gavin	Greaves	223	248	201	672	243	231	205	679	1351	225.17
Jenny	Turnbull	203	213	212	628	206	192	191	589	1349	224.8333
James	Denvil	196	158	179	533	200	205	213	618	1349	224.83
Eva	Reynolds	157	127	177	461	180	154	187	521	1342	223.6667
Jonathan	Keating	190	180	244	614	155	213	172	540	1334	222.33
Nads	Mohammed	199	171	143	513	170	215	196	581	1334	222.3333
Rob	Thurlby	215	188	259	662	214	209	245	668	1330	221.67
Daniel	Bonfield	217	223	202	642	160	240	203	603	1329	221.5
Ruth	Rathbone	256	168	164	588	160	133	191	484	1300	216.6667
Darren	Michael	233	233	201	667	191	214	156	561	1288	214.67
Rhys	Bean	236	175	244	655	147	201	177	525	1288	214.67
Philip	Manning	154	167	257	578	210	218	215	643	1287	214.50
Dylan	Maciuk	215	181	202	598	212	198	173	583	1265	210.83
Martin	Townshend	191	239	237	667	155	212	184	551	1260	210
Ian	Mole	210	131	191	532	221	201	171	593	1257	209.5
James	Fitzpatrick	227	216	162	605	201	209	166	576	1253	208.8333
Kayla	Knight	172	216	202	590	178	224	170	572	1252	208.6667
Carl	Taylor	196	209	195	600	209	207	177	593	1247	207.83
Billy	Warnes	210	203	172	585	212	178	226	616	1243	207.17
Richard	Annable	201	183	170	554	194	162	164	520	1230	205
Neville	Robinson	127	235	180	542	208	201	193	602	1228	204.67
Liam	Fitzpatrick	181	208	187	576	231	246	160	637	1225	204.1667
Craig	Barrett	196	234	202	632	194	173	163	530	1210	201.6667
John	Fitzsimmons	215	211	222	648	178	171	212	561	1209	201.50
Daren	Knightsbridge	142	209	193	544	196	168	191	555	1207	201.1667
Paul	Newton	198	160	155	513	197	169	140	506	1199	199.8333
Mo	Singleton	155	162	184	501	201	162	243	606	1191	198.5
Joe	Crook	235	173	206	614	156	169	181	506	1120	186.67
David	Broomfield	199	162	126	487	170	182	172	524	1059	176.5

Round 1 Scratch

First Name	Surname	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Total	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Total	Scratch Overall	Scratch Avg
Lee	Cocker	259	265	236	760	274	187	216	677	1437	239.50
Pete	Stevenson	259	223	238	720	159	262	211	632	1352	225.33
Gavin	Greaves	223	248	201	672	243	231	205	679	1351	225.17
Steven	Kay	158	278	205	641	243	225	235	703	1344	224.00
Tom	Collins	209	237	210	656	206	232	243	681	1337	222.83
Craig	Ellis	204	218	268	690	186	214	245	645	1335	222.50
Rob	Thurlby	215	188	259	662	214	209	245	668	1330	221.67
Jonathan	Whittaker	213	257	243	713	192	200	223	615	1328	221.33
Jamie	Goswell	237	167	235	639	256	185	214	655	1294	215.67
Gary	Christopher	215	244	205	664	224	214	186	624	1288	214.67
Chris	West	242	212	208	662	215	192	200	607	1269	211.50
Kieron	Patel	211	253	201	665	187	200	213	600	1265	210.83
Harry	Meyers	266	218	197	681	257	172	154	583	1264	210.67
Trevor	Green	233	234	205	672	203	146	224	573	1245	207.50
Daniel	Bonfield	217	223	202	642	160	240	203	603	1245	207.50
Kirstie	Western	206	224	188	618	242	168	212	622	1240	206.67
Darren	Michael	233	233	201	667	191	214	156	561	1228	204.67
Philip	Manning	154	167	257	578	210	218	215	643	1221	203.50
Martin	Townshend	191	239	237	667	155	212	184	551	1218	203.00
Jenny	Turnbull	203	213	212	628	206	192	191	589	1217	202.83
Liam	Fitzpatrick	181	208	187	576	231	246	160	637	1213	202.17
John	Fitzsimmons	215	211	222	648	178	171	212	561	1209	201.50
Billy	Warnes	210	203	172	585	212	178	226	616	1201	200.17
Carl	Taylor	196	209	195	600	209	207	177	593	1193	198.83
Dylan	Maciuk	215	181	202	598	212	198	173	583	1181	196.83
James	Fitzpatrick	227	216	162	605	201	209	166	576	1181	196.83
Rhys	Bean	236	175	244	655	147	201	177	525	1180	196.67
Kayla	Knight	172	216	202	590	178	224	170	572	1162	193.67
Craig	Barrett	196	234	202	632	194	173	163	530	1162	193.67
Jonathan	Keating	190	180	244	614	155	213	172	540	1154	192.33
James	Denvil	196	158	179	533	200	205	213	618	1151	191.83
Neville	Robinson	127	235	180	542	208	201	193	602	1144	190.67
Ian	Mole	210	131	191	532	221	201	171	593	1125	187.50
Joe	Crook	235	173	206	614	156	169	181	506	1120	186.67
Mo	Singleton	155	162	184	501	201	162	243	606	1107	184.50
Daren	Knightsbridge	142	209	193	544	196	168	191	555	1099	183.17
Nads	Mohammed	199	171	143	513	170	215	196	581	1094	182.33
Richard	Annable	201	183	170	554	194	162	164	520	1074	179.00
Ruth	Rathbone	256	168	164	588	160	133	191	484	1072	178.67
Paul	Newton	198	160	155	513	197	169	140	506	1019	169.83
David	Broomfield	199	162	126	487	170	182	172	524	1011	168.50
Eva	Reynolds	157	127	177	461	180	154	187	521	982	163.67